The original owner did take him to the vet and get a culture done.the only vet that would see my snake And was qualified was booked and over a week for a visit.and my snake was getting bad and had no choice but to treat him my self.so i don't regret my decision.



QUOTE=Deborah;2273694]While the update sound great I would still take the animal to a vet http://arav.allenpress.com/arav/findavet and get a culture, chances are the RI may still be present.

The first issue is that the previous owner was prescribed an oral anti-biotics which has little to no effect.

Treating a RI not only needs to be done by a QUALIFIED herp vet but treatment needs do be done for the right length (usually several weeks) and using the right antibiotic.

Now since it is a recurring or probably a RI that never fully went away (treatment probably only alleviated the symptoms)

While I agreed that F10 should be used while waiting to be seen by a vet, a vet definitely needs to be seen based on symptoms and the fact that this is either a recurring problem or one that has been ongoing for quite some time.

I will have disagree with this advice.



First no animal should receive an antibiotic treatment without being properly diagnosed.

Second recommending a specific antibiotic without proper diagnoses is just bad advice , the first thing a vet will do is a culture, there are different type of RI and obviously finding the right antibiotic is a must.

Tylan is not a miracle cure.

Tylan is mainly effective against gram positive bacteria and at this point it is not known if the RI is due to gram positive bacteria.[/QUOTE]